In this video, we demonstrate the interaction between proteins and artificial phospholipid vesicles using quantitative flow cytometry. The binding of fluorescently-labeled proteins to fluorescently-labeled phospholipid vesicles increases the mean fluorescence intensity, and this increase is detected by a flow cytometer.
Protocol
1. Detection of protein-lipid interaction by flow cytometry Kinetic binding experiments Dilute phospholipid vesicles in Tyrode's buffer (20 mM HEPES, 150 mM NaCl, 2.7 mM KCl, 1 mM MgCl2, 0.4 mM NaH2PO4, 2.5 mM CaCl2, 5 mM glucose, 0.5% BSA, pH 7.4) to a concentration of 1 µM and total volume of 250 µL. Mix fluorescent-labeled coagulation factor X (fX-fd) from step 1 at a concentration of 500 nM with the phospholi…